Vehicle Description
1965 Ford Mustang Convertible
Advertisements became popular reminders of the Mustang's youthful
spirit, such as one featuring two mature adults sitting in a new
Mustang with the words, "Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime
to waste it on children." It was the car to have if you were
seeking the fountain of youth. The 1965 Ford Mustang was the car to
have if you were looking to win over your neighbor or hit the road
for fun and adventure. It was also a must-have for enthusiastic
drivers and car enthusiasts who simply liked to drive.
For consignment, a 1965 example of the very popular Ford Mustang
from the first yearand in convertible form. A mild restoration was
performed in the early 90's years ago, along with a repaint and an
engine rebuilt to make for one great driving, simply to work on 8
cylinderpony with an automatic transmission. A driver's driver if
you will. Retaining the correct color from the factory, a deviation
from original on the interior, which is clean and basic yet
functional, and a smoothly working convertible top. One of the many
examples here donning the halls of Classic Auto Mall.
Exterior
Driver quality calming Prairie Bronze paint drapes the straight
steel rust free panels of this car. A few inclusions and minor
scratches are seen in a few areas along with a few areas of prior
body work noted. Overall shiny and nice, the bronze paint is draped
over straight steel panels that are minding their gaps to make up
the body. Up front, flanking the galloping Mustang badge within
itscorral and surrounded by added on GT foglightswithin the side
spears are the single headlights in the faux vented inserts. Like
new chrome, correct and very nice badging, the hockey stick cove
with the chromed trim on the rear quarter and clean lines running
the length of the body. With 14-inch steel wheels
wearingspinnerequipped wheel covers and thin whitewall radials,
this first year Mustang has you arriving in style and class. A
black canvas top is on and shows a few tearsand repairs along with
no rear window, but does move flawlessly up and down with power
motion to top this classic.
Interior
With nearly every part of a 1st generation Mustang interior
available from a catalog it's hard to tell these days what's
original and what'sreplaced. But I can tell you this, there has
been a color change on this car and the interior before us is
clean, mean and looking just fine. Black ribbed vinyl door cards
grace the textured steel door shells and are dressed with chrome
for the cranks. Slipping inside leads our posteriors to a pair of
tuck and roll and smooth vinyl lowback bomber style buckets, all in
excellent condition, nice and tight, and showing no signs of wear.
A matching bench is in the rear and appears as nice as the buckets.
Black carpet, clean and like new, floats this interior and is
protected by Mustang embroidered mats up front and holds the chrome
ribbed console on the hump. Within the console is a small storage
compartment and a slot for the chrome T-handle shifter to poke
through before the console rises up and disappears into the dash.
In front, this dash is all original with the central speedometer,
and a single flanking circular gauge cluster on either side. A nice
factory steering wheel is in front of this dash with the optional
Rally Pack holding a tachometer and clock strapped on right in the
driver's field of vision, and as we pan right, a modern AM/FM radio
is inserted and installed into the center. A note to the trunk
space with the plaid vinyl liner, which looks just fine.
Drivetrain
Under the hood we see a rebuilt in the 1990's 289ci V8 that has
been treated to a .030 overbore. It is in a clean black engine bay
with the engine painted black and contrasting gold painted valve
covers and chrome topped air cleaner to compliment it. On top is a
2-barrel carburetor and nice supple rubber hoses and no corrosion
can be seen under this hood. On back is a non-original C4 3-speed
automatic transmission which sends power to a Ford 8" rear axle
weighing in with 2.80 gears and TracLoc.
Undercarriage
Overall very nice underneath but not without faults and flaws.
While the shock tower bases remain solid and intact, the unibody,
torque boxes and inner rockers havesuccumbed to invasive rust and
will need repair/replacement in the near future. Drum brakes are on
all 4 corners, and for the fully redone suspension we see an
independent coil spring arrangement in the front and traditional
leaf springs in the rear. Single exhaust is in stock form and
looking good, albeit with some surface rust.
Drive-Ability
A very easy starter, and smooth idle during warmup. Off to the test
track, and here at said track, this car performed well with nice
smooth acceleration, tight steering, and bias free panic stopping.
Shifting was a breeze with the automatic, and cruising at highway
speed proved no problem for the 8 cylinder under the hood. A few
notable frowns reared their heads on our drive with those being the
Rally Pack not being functional due to not being hooked up, the
heater blower not blowing and the brake lights not illuminating
when prompted.
With some nice new restored parts on this car it has a touch of
pony class, but is in need of some TLC on the undercarriage. A drop
top to enjoy and drive without the fear of a stone chip or scratch
in a multi-thousand dollar paint job. Money well spent on the
interior and engine which all work together to make this car an A
grade consignment and an eye catcher/head turner.
5F08C620369
5-1965
F-Dearborn, MI Assy Plant
08-Mustang Convertible
C-289ci V8 2bbl
620369-Sequential Unit Number
WARRANTY PLATE
BODY 76A-Mustang Convertible Standard Interior
COLOR P-Prairie Bronze
TRIM 29-Palomino Vinyl
DATE 03B-February 3rd
DSO 23-Philadelphia
AXLE F-Ford 8" 2.80 TracLoc
TRANS 6-C4 Automatic
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display. This vehicle is located in our
showroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, conveniently located just
1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The
website is www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888)
227-0914. Please contact us anytime for more information or to come
see the vehicle in person.
